E Economy Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport Sporty driving style
M Manual Manual gearshifting
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For further information on the automatic
drive program, see
(Y page 146).
Only change from automatic drive program
E or S to manual drive program M when the
vehicle is stationary.
X
Press program selector button :
repeatedly until the letter for the desired
gearshift program appears in the
multifunction display.
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When
the engine is started, the automatic
transmission always switches to automatic
drive program E (drive program C in AMG
vehicles).
AMG vehicles
Drive program selector with manual drive program
C Controlled
Efficiency
Comfortable, economical
driving
S Sport Sporty driving style
S+ SportPlus Extremely sporty driving
style
M Manual Manual gearshifting
RS RACE
START
Optimal vehicle
acceleration from a
standstill
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For further information on the automatic
drive program, see
(Y page 146).
Only change from automatic drive program C,
S or S+ to manual drive program M when the
vehicle is stationary.
X
Turn drive program selector : until the
desired drive program appears in the
multifunction display in the speedometer.
The drive program indicator on drive
program selector : lights up in red.
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The automatic transmission shifts to
automatic drive program C each time the
engine is started.
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RS cannot be selected during normal
driving. For further information on RACE
START, see (Y page 174).
Steering wheel paddle shifters
:
Left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
;
Right-hand steering wheel paddle shifter
In the automatic drive program, you can
restrict or derestrict the shift range by using
the steering wheel paddle shifters
(Y page 146).
In
the manual drive program, you can change
gear using the steering wheel paddle shifters
or the selector lever (Y page 147).
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You can only change gear with the
steering wheel paddle shifters when the
transmission is in position D.
Automatic transmission
145
Driving and parking
Z